The global spread of plague, carried by rats. Drawing by A.L. Tarter, 194-.

  • Tarter, Albert Lloyd, 1913-1988.
Date:
[between 1940 and 1949?]
Reference:
10502i
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The global spread of plague, carried by rats. Drawing by A.L. Tarter, 194-. Wellcome Collection. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Publication/Creation

[Los Angeles], [between 1940 and 1949?]

Physical description

1 drawing : pencil ; image 14.9 x 19.9 cm

Lettering

Bears number bottom centre : "82"

Notes

The drawings of which this is one were produced for an educational film in Hollywood in the early 1940s, but the film was never made. The drawings show the transmission and effects of plague, especially the role of rats. Copyright in the drawings, if originally held by the artist, have been given to the Wellcome Trust

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Wellcome Collection 10502i

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